PARABRAHMA SUTRAS (104-105)

104. Matsyepyaatmaa na jade shaktirvaa nara eva jnaanaat.

Translation: Even in fish-form of God, the soul with living body exists and this rules out the entry of God into inert objects. Alternatively, God’s power can also enter the fish-form to accomplish the purpose. Hence, in human form only God enters for preaching the spiritual knowledge in which only it is possible.

Explanation: If you say that God came in the form of fish, tortoise etc., also which are not human incarnations and hence if you argue that God cannot be confined to human form only as medium, the answer for this is given here. Even in fish etc., the soul exists in materialized gross body. Hence, our statement that God enters the soul associated with a materialized gross body need not be contradicted. By this, the possibility of entry of God into inert objects without soul is ruled out. Now, after establishing the fundamental concept of entry of God into a soul like this and after negating the entry of God into inert objects without soul, we propose another alternative concept in the case of the above divine fish etc. The fish etc., came just to kill the demons and not to conduct any preaching of spiritual knowledge. Hence, instead of God, the power of God, which can kill the demons could have also entered the fish etc., by which the divine purpose is fulfilled. Now, we can say that God enters only the human form for preaching the spiritual knowledge, since human form alone can preach the spiritual knowledge.

105. Shaktirapimuktajivajnaanishvavarebhyo na tadvirodhah.

Translation: For the sake of lower levels of humanity, liberated souls also come down to preach by the power of God and this possibility does not contradict the concept of God entering only the human form for preaching.

Explanation: The power of God can also enter the human form to preach the spiritual knowledge to the lower levels of humanity. The liberated souls acting as servants of God preach spiritual knowledge to the lower levels by the grace and power of God. This possibility does not contradict the entry of God into human form to preach the spiritual knowledge to the top most minority level of spiritual aspirants. The spiritual knowledge is preached both by power of God and God through human forms according to the need of the levels. This alternative choice of entry of power into human forms for preaching does not disturb the concept of God entering the human form only for preaching.